Drinking water quality · 1997

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What's in New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM tap water

1 contaminants were measured in the New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM water system's 1997 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.

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Reporting year
1997
Contaminants measured
1
Over federal limit
0
Approaching the limit
0
Service area
NM
state-level CCR
Source
Utility CCR
Measured contaminants are within federal limits. Every contaminant measured in this report is below its federal threshold — but this system has 3 open Safe Drinking Water Act violations on its federal record. See the compliance history below.

Compliance history

Federal Safe Drinking Water Act violation & enforcement records (EPA SDWIS). A violation is a regulatory determination by the state or EPA — separate from the measured levels above.

  • Treatment technique violationHealth-based
    3 violations on record · most recent Feb 2013
    resolved
  • Maximum contaminant level exceededHealth-based
    2 violations on record · most recent Nov 2007
    resolved
  • Monitoring & reporting
    3 violations on record · most recent Jul 2025
    3 open

Source: EPA SDWIS / ECHO. View the full federal record on EPA ECHO ↗

Metals

ContaminantMeasuredStatus
LeadA toxic metal that leaches into water from old service lines, solder, and plumbing fixtures.0.0083 mg/L90th percentileAt the tapWithin the limit
Source: New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM's 1997 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required to publish. The numbers on this page are the utility's own. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.

People also ask about New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM's water

+Is New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM tap water safe to drink in 1997?

Every one of the 1 contaminants measured in New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM's 1997 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.

+What contaminants are in New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM tap water?

1 contaminants were measured in New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM's 1997 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals. 1 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.

+Where does the data on this page come from?

Every value is transcribed from New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM's 1997 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.

+How often is New Mexico Tech, Playas Facility, NM's water quality data updated?

Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 1997 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.

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